The effect of antimicrobial drug use on the composition of the genitourinary microbiota in an elderly population

BMC Microbiology

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population

Table 1 shows the basic characteristics of the study population. Diabetes was assessed as the use of antidiabetic medication. The kidney function indicated the glomerular filtration rate, which was calculated with the CKD-EPI equation. The use of any antimicrobial drug (except for J01F) before sampling was categorized in 0–12 months (6), 13–24 months (5), 25–48 months (4), 49–72 months (3), 73–96 months (2) and > 96 months (1) before sampling or no use (0)

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